Assessing the Financial and Economic Viability of Water User Associations and Canal Management Organizations in Ferghana Valley countries of Central Asia

Oyture Anarbekov, Dennis Wichelns, Isomiddin Akramov. (30/11/2016). Assessing the Financial and Economic Viability of Water User Associations and Canal Management Organizations in Ferghana Valley countries of Central Asia. Almaty, Kazakhstan.

Abstract

The financial viability of a water user association is fundamentally dependent on the financial viability of the irrigated agriculture it supports. The mission of a water user association might be described as securing a source of irrigation water for its members and delivering water to farmers in a timely and cost effective fashion. Within this general description, the activities of water user associations will vary with the degree of effort required to secure and maintain a water source and the number and size of farms that are served.